The Dell XPS 13 7390 Intel i7 | 6 core | 16GB | 512GB | UHD | Touch (2019) is one of the very best Traditional Laptops that one can get for around $1,500. The Lenovo Thinkpad X1 Extreme 2nd Gen i7-9750H, 16 GB RAM, 512 GB SSD(2019), however, while a very good choice at its $2,200 price point, falls just short of being remarkable.

The Dell XPS 13 7390 Intel i7 | 6 core | 16GB | 512GB | UHD | Touch (2019) has impressed reviewers from two sources that are among the most highly trusted on the internet, namely Laptop Mag and PCmag. It did great in their objective hands-on roundups - it earned the "The best Dell laptop overall" and "Best for Style-Concious Power Users" awards from Laptop Mag and PCmag, respectively. That's high praise from such reputable sources.

Taking a look at the Lenovo Thinkpad X1 Extreme 2nd Gen i7-9750H, 16 GB RAM, 512 GB SSD(2019), we found that it did great in numerous roundups from highly trusted sources that conduct objective in-depth testing, including Laptop Mag, PCmag, Wirecutter, and Wirecutter (NYTimes) - it was named "The best multimedia laptop" by Laptop Mag, "Best for Content Creators, Multimedia Pros" by PCmag, and "Ranked 3 out of 8" by Wirecutter. A product that's held in such high regard by some of the most reliable sources on the internet should be considered by anyone that's in the market for a Traditional Laptop at this price.

We also took a look at which sources they managed to impress the most. The Dell XPS 13 7390 Intel i7 | 6 core | 16GB | 512GB | UHD | Touch (2019) was liked best by Digitaltrends, which gave it a score of 10, while the Lenovo Thinkpad X1 Extreme 2nd Gen i7-9750H, 16 GB RAM, 512 GB SSD(2019) got its highest, 8.7, score from Notebookcheck.net.

Lastly, we averaged out all of the reviews scores that we could find on these two products and compared them to other Traditional Laptops on the market. We learned that both of them performed far better than most of their competitors - the overall review average earned by Traditional Laptops being 7.6 out of 10, whereas the Dell XPS 13 7390 Intel i7 | 6 core | 16GB | 512GB | UHD | Touch (2019) and Lenovo Thinkpad X1 Extreme 2nd Gen i7-9750H, 16 GB RAM, 512 GB SSD(2019) managed averages of 8.9 and 8.0 points, respectively.

Due to the difference in their prices, however, it's important to keep in mind that a direct Dell XPS 13 7390 Intel i7 | 6 core | 16GB | 512GB | UHD | Touch (2019) vs. Lenovo Thinkpad X1 Extreme 2nd Gen i7-9750H, 16 GB RAM, 512 GB SSD(2019) comparison might not be entirely fair - some sources don't take value for money into account when assigning their scores and therefore have a tendency to rate more premium products better.